Does view store data in SQL?

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A VIEW in SQL Server is like a virtual table that contains data from one or multiple tables. It does not hold any data and does not exist physically in the database. 1 июл. 2019 г.

Are SQL views stored?

View is a simple SQL statement that is stored in database schema (INFORMATION_SCHEMA. Views). So when ever we call the view the SQL statement gets executed and return the rows from main physical table. You can also tell the view as a Logical table that store the defination (the sql statement) but not the result.

Does view get stored in the database?

A view is a virtual table whose contents are defined by a query. Like a table, a view consists of a set of named columns and rows of data. Unless indexed, a view does not exist as a stored set of data values in a database.

Are views stored?

Because views are stored as part of the database, they can be managed independently of the applications that use them. A view behaves like a virtual table. Since you can code a view name anywhere you can code a table name. a view is sometimes called a viewed table.

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